Twenty-one people were charged on Saturday, in particular for manslaughter in the investigation into the sinking of a mini-ferry which left 30 dead and seven missing a month ago in Gabon.
On March 9, the Esther Miracle, which linked the capital to the oil port of Port-Gentil, capsized in the middle of the night and only 124 people out of 161 officially registered occupants could be rescued.
The government had very quickly mentioned in particular possible serious faults concerning the navigation authorizations issued for this mixed passenger and freight ship of the private company Royal Cost Marine (RCM).
It had sunk only ten kilometers from the coast.
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48 people referred to the prosecution on April 6 and 7
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21 were charged by an investigating judge with manslaughter, involuntary injury, failure to provide assistance, forgery and use of forgery and endangering life. other people
, "said the prosecutor of the Republic André Patrick Roponat on the public television channel Gabon Première on Saturday.
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Among them, eight have been placed under a warrant of committal and two are the subject of provisional imprisonment
,” he added, without any details on the persons implicated.
